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附近星系M33的磁性

Magnetism in the nearby galaxy M33

F. S. Tabatabaei, M. Krause, R. Beck, A. Fletcher

摘要:

利用3.6、6.2和20 cm处的线偏振强度和偏振角的高分辨率数据以及规则磁场的三维模型,我们研究了Scd星系M33中磁场的结构、强度和能量密度的变化。规则磁场由水平分量(由半径为1至3 kpc的轴对称模式和半径为3至5 kpc的轴对称和双对称模式的叠加表示)和垂直分量组成。然而,推断出的“垂直场”可能部分是由于银河系扭曲造成的。我们估计平均总磁场强度和常规磁场强度分别为~ 6.4和2.5 $μ$ G。由于M33中湍流气体运动产生的星际磁场表明湍流和磁能密度大致相等。

英文摘要:

Using high-resolution data of the linearly polarized intensity and polarization angle at 3.6, 6.2, and 20 cm together with a 3-D model of the regular magnetic field, we study variations of the structure, strength, and energy density of the magnetic field in the Scd galaxy M33. The regular magnetic field consists of a horizontal component (represented by an axisymmetric mode from 1 to 3 kpc radius and a superposition of axisymmetric and bisymmetric modes from 3 to 5 kpc radius) and a vertical component. However, the inferred `vertical field' may be partly due to a galactic warp. We estimate the average total and regular magnetic field strengths as ~ 6.4 and 2.5 $μ$G, respectively. Generation of interstellar magnetic fields by turbulent gas motion in M33 is indicated as the turbulent and magnetic energy densities are about equal.

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